Key facts
- Official name
- Andrássy Avenue and the Underground
- Location
- Budapest , Hungary
- Part of
- Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube , the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
- Criteria
- Cultural: (ii), (iv)
- Reference
- 400-002
- Inscription
- 1987 (11th Session )
- Area
- 57.85 ha (0.2234 sq mi)
- Buffer zone
- 239.61 ha (0.9251 sq mi)
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrássy Avenue (Hungarian: Andrássy út, pronounced [ˈɒndraːʃi ˈuːt]) is a boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002. It is also one of Budapest's main shopping streets, with fine cafes, restaurants, theatres, embassies and luxury boutiques. Among the most noticeable buildings are the State Opera House, the former Ballet School (under reconstruction for several years), the Zoltán Kodály Memorial Museum and Archives, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, and the Ferenc Hopp Museum of East Asian Arts.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q367395” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.